The Letters to the Corinthians (Biblia.com)

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Corinth was not only one of the most flourishing commercial centers of the ancient world, but also a symbol of vile debauchery. "In this hotbed of vice," writes William Barclay, "some of the greatest work of Paul was done." The apostle wrote to the church there, partly to bolster its resistance of sin and corruption, but equally to chide and give counsel about the contentions that were tearing it...

but it has nothing to do with whether or not women should wear hats in church. But, for all its local signiﬁcance, it has three great permanent truths in it. (1) It is always better to err on the side of being too strict than on the side of being too lax. It is far better to abandon rights which may be a stumbling-block to some than to insist on them. It is the fashion to ﬂout convention; but we should always think twice before we defy it and shock others. True, we must never be slaves of convention;

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